The playoffs are a week in and here's your first playoff pool update. If you didn't enter, shame on you. If you did sign up, it's time to brag about how smart you are. Unless, of course, your pool looks like mine where I go out and pick players that have completely fallen off the face of the earth. I'm looking at you Nyquist. *shakes fist*

The Leaders

Some of you have magical powers, don't you? I'm looking at the leaderboard on the Nation Playoff Pool and I don't understand why some of you have double the points total that I do? Actually, it makes worlds of sense when I think about it. It's likely because I'm missing a chromosome and picked players like Chris Kelly that aren't even playing in the playoffs, but I'd rather blame your huge brains and mystical powers.

Las Vegas Goons, I demand that you show yourself and buy me a lottery ticket. Let me know if you take post dated cheques.

Now that Tampa got the broom treatment, I'm curious to see how many people were banking on Stamkos to light things up. I know I can't be the only one that's shocked about Montreal sweeping the series. Is LA going to be swept? San Jose is a really solid team but they're running LA around like toddlers - I know that my pool will do another lap around the toilet if that happens.

If you're lower than me in the standings, please reach out and let me know. I'd love to feel better about myself and ridicule you. If you're higher up than me, I will accept your ridicule and praise you like the God that you are. I bow at your fortune telling feet.

P.S.

Dear Sidney Crosby and Gino Malkin,

Score some truckin' goals already! You're killing me here. Thank you.

Love,

-bm

Streakcred & Regular Season Pool Prizing

I just wanted to give a quick update and let you know that we're finalizing all the prizes for both Streakcred and the Regular Season Pool. We'll be contacting the winners shortly and you will be getting your prizes out to you ASAP.

Lets stop the craziness , and trying to chase
the WEbers, Subans, OELs, Seabrooks etc etc of the world. First these guys dont come to a bottom feeder, and secondly who needs Webbers contract.

Yes you cant have 4 or 5 greenies on the back end, but surely hang on to these guys, and send them back to junior or AHL .In the interm chase some of the UFAs for a 2 year deal ,until the greenies come along.

You give up assets you worked to acquire and develop to chase the Webbers and still not make the play offs next year.

Stralmn, Haniney, Nitkitan, Niskeanen, Sarich, Orpik, Engelland, Kostka Stralman, Quincey, are UFAs. Yes probably half will be signed by their current clubs, but these guys are all playing in the playoffs.. thats more than you can say about
Petry,Shultz and Fraser.